Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 01th, 2025

Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers will play on Wednesday, January 01th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Championship game to be held in England, check the Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Elland Road stadium, in the city of Leeds, with a capacity for 40242 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.51 goals per match played.

Leeds United last match

In the last match played, Leeds United met Stoke City, in a match valid for the Championship. The match ended in a win by 0-2. The coach D. Farke's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.45.

Much of this positive result from Leeds United is due to Joël Piroe. The athlete was a great highlight of the team in the match. Besides, to score 2 goals, he shined in several other decisive plays during the encounter.

Blackburn Rovers last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Blackburn Rovers, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Sunderland team with a final score of 2-2.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.30.

Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers h2h

Blackburn Rovers was in 8th place in the Championship while Leeds United was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Blackburn Rovers team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Leeds United used in the match.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 30-11-2024. In a Championship 2024/2025 match, Blackburn Rovers came out on top and beat their rivals by 1-0.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The Leeds United team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Blackburn Rovers has been more irregular.

This game will have O. Langford fully in charge on the pitch while M. Stevens alongside M. McGrath will be supporting from the sideline.

Leeds United

Championship leaderboard now

The Leeds United team with 48 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 14 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses.

This means that, in the 25th round, the team has the same score, and the Sheffield United team is just behind in 2nd place.

Leeds United analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Leeds United sums 43 goals for and a total of 15 goals against, after 24 rounds played.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the Leeds United team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 62.87%.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 4 games won.

In comparison to Blackburn Rovers 1865 attacks and 27 goals, Leeds United has had 2711 attacks and 43 goals.

Best goalscorer from Leeds United

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Joel Piroe. The Attacker has already scored 9 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Leeds United, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Historical data Leeds United

With 4 titles won in the tournament’s history the Leeds United team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match and it would not be the first time that the team have managed to surprise their opponents with a victory at a time where they are in poor form.

Blackburn Rovers

Championship leaderboard now

The Blackburn Rovers team with 38 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 11 wins, 5 draws, and 6 losses.

Which means that the team is over Watford team who is in the position 6 in the 25th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.

Blackburn Rovers analysis

Blackburn Rovers goal quotient is definitely positive, with 27 down scored and 20 conceded after 24 rounds played.

This is a top 5 team in the Championship that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Best goalscorer from Blackburn Rovers

Yuki Ohashi has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Blackburn Rovers to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Leeds United is Joel Piroe, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Blackburn Rovers is Yuki Ohashi, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.43 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Leeds United is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Leeds United in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.75 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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